other science news of note, to me anyway...

--Study reveals how the brain generates the human tendency for optimism
http://scienceblog.com/cms/study-reveals-how-brain-generates-human-tendency-optimism-14617.html

--The neuroscience of theory of mind (PS: Happy 4th Birthday, Lil'un...)
http://scienceblog.com/cms/neuroscience-theory-mind-14578.html